PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 201 p4p, 376 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 30 p4p, 51 weight class). Gonzalez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Slaissi
vs
Gonzalez

180 cm
27
212
18 - 6 - 0

192 cm
26
205
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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NARCOS

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Gonzalez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slaissi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slaissi has time to react.
Slaissi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slaissi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Slaissi misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slaissi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a body shot.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Slaissi.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Slaissi ducks down to avoid it.
Slaissi misses with a straight right.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Slaissi thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slaissi throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slaissi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Slaissi throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Slaissi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slaissi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez with a nice calf kick.
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slaissi ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Slaissi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez works Slaissi's body with a nice hook.
Slaissi connects with a single shot there.
Slaissi throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi blocks a jab.
We've been told by Slaissi's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonzalez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slaissi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Slaissi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Slaissi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Slaissi finds it's target.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slaissi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Gonzalez is looking for the big counter here.
Slaissi dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slaissi can pounce on him.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slaissi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Slaissi has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Slaissi.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Slaissi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Slaissi throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slaissi gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Slaissi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slaissi circles away quickly and effectively.
Slaissi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Slaissi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaissi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gonzalez.
Slaissi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez digs a good hook to Slaissi's body.
Slaissi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slaissi clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Slaissi avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Slaissi lands a big head kick that sends Gonzalez tumbling to the mat! Slaissi takes a step backwards and waves Gonzalez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gonzalez is rocked!

It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Slaissi finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Slaissi misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gonzalez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slaissi tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonzalez! But no joy.
Slaissi misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.

Slaissi moves into the clinch.
Slaissi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slaissi tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Slaissi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Gonzalez tries to get set, Slaissi tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzalez manages to avoid the attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Slaissi counter with a right hand.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
Slaissi misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Slaissi has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Slaissi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slaissi slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Slaissi.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slaissi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Slaissi missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Slaissi coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Slaissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bimbo Slaissi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slaissi defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaissi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slaissi. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Slaissi tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaun Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Slaissi swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slaissi scoring well with a low kick there.
Slaissi slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
A big right from Slaissi misses.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slaissi. Slaissi obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Slaissi lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi misses with a jab to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.

Slaissi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Slaissi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Slaissi is controlling him.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Slaissi keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Slaissi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Slaissi on the inside.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Slaissi.
Slaissi takes one on the button.
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Slaissi takes the fight into the clinch.
Slaissi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez scores with a nice body kick.
Slaissi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slaissi scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Slaissi does it's job there.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slaissi can pounce on him.
Slaissi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.
Slaissi connects with a body shot.
Slaissi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slaissi.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Slaissi digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Slaissi blocks a jab.

Slaissi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slaissi throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaissi has Gonzalez pushed against the cage.
Slaissi misses with a body punch.
Slaissi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Slaissi pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slaissi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slaissi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slaissi!